{"id":2307128,"date":"2024-07-23T23:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T03:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-distances-himself-from-trump-and-says-hes-not-donating-45-million-a-month-to-campaign-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T23:17:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T03:17:41","slug":"elon-musk-distances-himself-from-trump-and-says-hes-not-donating-45-million-a-month-to-campaign-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-distances-himself-from-trump-and-says-hes-not-donating-45-million-a-month-to-campaign-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk distances himself from Trump and says he\u2019s not donating $45 million a month to campaign &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-distances-himself-from-trump-and-says-hes-not-donating-45-million-a-month-to-campaign-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307128&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-cnn-reports-of-rep-gaetz-request-for-meeting-are-completely-false\/\" title=\"Trump Says CNN Reports Of Rep. Gaetz Request For Meeting Are \u2018Completely False\u2019\">denied reports<\/a> that he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-enjoys-being-back-on-the-campaign-trail-following-the-shooting-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump enjoys being back on the campaign trail following the shooting- Washington Examiner\">donating  million<\/a> a \u2062month to Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign. The tech mogul clarified during an interview with Jordan\u2062 Peterson that\u2062 he is not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-launches-tsunami-of-anger-at-olympics-sponsor-intel-for-leaving-uyghur-slave-region\/\" title=\"China Launches &#039;Tsunami of Anger&#039; at Olympics Sponsor Intel for Leaving Uyghur Slave Region\">actively funding<\/a> the\u2063 campaign and \u200cthat the America PAC he created \u200bis not hyperpartisan. Musk stated that the PAC \u2064is meant to promote the principles that made America \u200dgreat. He pushed back against \u200bclaims that \u200dhe is funneling funds \u2064to the &#8220;Make America \u200dGreat Again&#8221; campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Elon Musk distances himself from Trump and says he&rsquo;s not donating $45 million a month to campaign<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1664618\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Tech mogul&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a>&nbsp;denied reports that he&rsquo;s giving millions of dollars a month to Republican presidential candidate&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Just a week ago, the&nbsp;<em>Wall Street Journal <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/elon-musk-has-said-he-is-committing-around-45-million-a-month-to-a-new-pro-trump-super-pac-dda53823?mod=breakingnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;that Musk is committing $45 million a month to the former president. During an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jordanbpeterson\/status\/1815427698703090085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a>&nbsp;with psychologist and lifestyle author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jordan-peterson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jordan Peterson<\/a>&nbsp;on Tuesday, Musk called the newspaper&rsquo;s report false.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s been reported in the media is simply not true,&rdquo; Musk said on&nbsp;<em>The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast<\/em>&nbsp;from the&nbsp;<em>Daily Wire.&nbsp;<\/em>The Tesla founder clarified that he&rsquo;s not necessarily actively funding the Trump campaign, saying, &ldquo;I am not donating $45 million dollars a month to Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk said he did indeed create the America PAC in July but says it&rsquo;s not meant to be &ldquo;a hyperpartisan PAC&rdquo; that donates big dollars to conservatives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. (AP Photo\/Susan Walsh, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The intent is to promote the principles that made America great in the first place,&rdquo; he told Peterson during an interview that lasted nearly 2 1\/2 hours, pushing back on claims he is funneling funds to the &ldquo;Make America Great Again&rdquo; campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a>. Live today at 3pm ET. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RyaZFmvC8i\">https:\/\/t.co\/RyaZFmvC8i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordanbpeterson\/status\/1815427698703090085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Historically, the billionaire has supported the Democratic Party, backing Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama, as well as President Joe Biden&rsquo;s bid for election in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, the Space X founder has edged to further right over the past several years, criticizing progressives for &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tractor-supply-announces-immediate-elimination-of-all-dei-roles\/\" title=\"Tractor Supply Announces Immediate Elimination of All DEI Roles\">woke&#038;rdquo<\/a>; initiatives before <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1812256998588662068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>endorsing<\/a> Trump in July. During the interview with Peterson on Tuesday, Musk continued to question &ldquo;the woke mind virus&rdquo; he says &ldquo;essentially tricked&rdquo; him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3095485\/elon-musk-woke-mind-virus-tricking-him-into-transitioning-son\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>into gender-transitioning<\/a> his son.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Musk expressed doubt over Trump&rsquo;s faithful MAGA mantra. &ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t say that I&rsquo;m, for example, MAGA,&rdquo; he told Peterson. &ldquo;I think America is great. I&rsquo;m more MAG &mdash; Make America Greater.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1664618\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1664618\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk has denied reports that he is donating million a \u2062month to Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign. The tech mogul clarified during an interview with Jordan\u2062 Peterson that\u2062 he is not actively funding the\u2063 campaign and \u200cthat the America PAC he created \u200bis not hyperpartisan. Musk stated that the PAC \u2064is meant to promote the principles &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2307129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/elon-musk.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4087,6368,32192,3634],"class_list":["post-2307128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign","tag-donation","tag-elon-musk","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/elon-musk.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}